delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
shredded and dried squid (a snack)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
local costumed mascot character
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
beginning; outset; first; onset
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
name; given name; first name
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)